I have now replied asking them what safeguards exist when funds raised for someone in a crisis zone are paid to a nominated beneficiary but do not reach the intended recipient.
Their statement referred to the need to protect donors' generosity.
I have asked how this applies when the person the money was raised for is left without it.
Full article with footnote added:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/07/16/when-the-financial-system-cant-reach-people-in-crisis-bitcoin-can/
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quotingA GoFundMe campaign raised more than £55,000 for a Gazan family trying to escape the war.
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Most of the money raised never reached them.
Banking rules and sanctions prevent direct payouts in Gaza, so the funds had to go through an intermediary. When that arrangement collapsed, the family was left without the support raised for them.
Bitcoin platforms like Agora and Geyser send funds directly to recipients’ own wallets, using community verification instead of giving control to a single intermediary.
Read how these tools are helping people in crisis.
My latest piece in Forbes featuring Team Soapbox (nprofile…4f77) geyser (nprofile…erlj) lyuda_kozlovska (nprofile…485v) Human Rights Foundation / @HRF (RSS Feed) (npub1zhq…h0dw) femilonge (nprofile…4s58).
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/07/16/when-the-financial-system-cant-reach-people-in-crisis-bitcoin-can/